As you're walkin' down the street  Might wanna skip a beat  Think it over  Walkin' to the corner store  But it ain't there no more  If you want a loaf of bread  You try a pharmacy instead  Another chain will set you free    When you go to pay the rent  You see it's all been spent  The purse is empty  Money, money make a buck  But you're all outta luck  This town ain't friendly now  A thousand faces stare you down  Each one's afraid of what you see    Slither in your sea (can't deny it)  Hide behind the view (gentrifying)  Take a life or two (The revolution's comin' round)  Clingin' to the door ( quiver, cower )  Profit off the poor (fight the power)  Pay 'em even more (That's why they took Bruce Bailey down)  Took Bruce Bailey down    Lookin' like the jack is back  But he ain't gonna attack  His hands are flippin'  Druggies dyin' in the halls  They're bangin' on the walls  Your Ma ain't trippin' now  It ain't a home if you ain't allowed  What time's the cease fire  Where's the heat?    Spittin' on the old (sister/brother)  Shittin' on your soul (welfare mother)  Profit is the goal (the revolution's comin' round)  Payin' off a loan (mass eviction)  Elevate the zone (ain't no fiction)  Breakin' up a home (that's why they took Bruce Bailey down)  Took Bruce Bailey down    No more tokens, take a train  You swipe a piece of plastic paper  No more smokin' on the plane  You gripe they'll take you to the jailer  Bind your time, it's all in vain  They tell you as you meet your maker  Grief's the mother of invention  Pain's the midwife to your labor    Turn it, burn it, cure it, endure it  If you are able, sucker    People standing in the park  It's getting mighty dark  The kids are scowlin'  Shutter up the windows tight  This is an evil night  The wind is howlin' fast  Another tragedy has passed  Another stain on you and me    Slither in your sea (can't deny it)  Hide behind the view (gentrifying)  Take a life or two (The revolution's comin' round)  Clingin' to the door (quiver, cower)  Profit off the poor (fight the power)  Pay 'em even more (That's why they took Bruce Bailey down)  Took Bruce Bailey down    Spittin' on the old (sister/brother)  Shittin' on your soul (welfare mother)  Profit is the goal (the revolution's comin' round)  Payin' off a loan (mass eviction)  Elevate the zone (ain't no fiction)  Breakin' up a home (that's why they took Bruce Bailey down)  Took Bruce Bailey down